Directions(41-45): Rearrange the following seven sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question given beside.
A. Providing benefits for women and children is a societal responsibility that can be funded in a large country through a combination of general taxation and contributory payments. B. This should further lead to closer scrutiny of the difficulties faced by unorganized workers who fall beyond the scope of any worthwhile labor welfare measures. C. The enhancement of paid maternity leave for women in the organized sector to 26 weeks from 12 is a progressive step. D. The reported move to restrict even this meager benefit to the first child for budgetary reasons is retrograde and must be given up. E. Positive though it is, the amended law is expected to cover only 1.8 million women, a small subset of women in the workforce. F. For many poor millions in the unorganized sector, the only support available is a small conditional cash benefit of Rs. 6,000 during pregnancy and lactation offered under the Maternity Benefit Programme. G. It is wholly welcome that such a benefit is being introduced with an amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? (a) F (b) A (c) E (d) B (e) G
Solution: (d)
The correct sequence is C-B-G-E-F-D-A and the second sentence is clearly B.
Option D is hence the correct answer.
Common Explanation:
In this piece of article the writer clearly seems to be, on one hand, appreciating the government’s move of providing benefits for women working in the organised sector and criticizing its negligence towards the other women in unorganised sector on the other. Sentence C clearly sets the tone of the passage and hence should be the first statement.
Now, to find the second sentence in the sequence is really a bit complex. At a glance, sentence G seems to be coming next but if we picked this, we would not be able to fit the sentence B elsewhere or if we placed the sentence B somewhere else, it would bring absurdity to the context of the passage. Besides, the demonstrative pronoun ‘This’ in the very beginning of the sentence B is connecting well to the word ‘step’, the noun used at the end of the sentence C. Sentence B therefore follows.
Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? (a) D (b) A (c) F (d) G (e) B
Solution: (c)
The correct sequence is C-B-G-E-F-D-A and the fourth sentence is clearly F.
Option C is hence the correct answer.
Common Explanation:
In this piece of article the writer clearly seems to be, on one hand, appreciating the government’s move of providing benefits for women working in the organised sector and criticizing its negligence towards the other women in unorganised sector on the other. Sentence C clearly sets the tone of the passage and hence should be the first statement.
Now, to find the second sentence in the sequence is really a bit complex. At a glance, sentence G seems to be coming next but if we picked this, we would not be able to fit the sentence B elsewhere or if we placed the sentence B somewhere else, it would bring absurdity to the context of the passage. Besides, the demonstrative pronoun ‘This’ in the very beginning of the sentence B is connecting well to the word ‘step’, the noun used at the end of the sentence C. Sentence B therefore follows.
Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? (a) C (b) G (c) D (d) B (e) A
Solution: (a)
The correct sequence is C-B-G-E-F-D-A and the first sentence is clearly C.
Option A is hence the correct answer.
Common Explanation:
In this piece of article the writer clearly seems to be, on one hand, appreciating the government’s move of providing benefits for women working in the organised sector and criticizing its negligence towards the other women in unorganised sector on the other. Sentence C clearly sets the tone of the passage and hence should be the first statement.
Now, to find the second sentence in the sequence is really a bit complex. At a glance, sentence G seems to be coming next but if we picked this, we would not be able to fit the sentence B elsewhere or if we placed the sentence B somewhere else, it would bring absurdity to the context of the passage. Besides, the demonstrative pronoun ‘This’ in the very beginning of the sentence B is connecting well to the word ‘step’, the noun used at the end of the sentence C. Sentence B therefore follows.
Which of the following would be the LAST BUT ONE sentence after rearrangement? (a) B (b) F (c) E (d) C (e) D
Solution: (e)
The correct sequence is C-B-G-E-F-D-A and the last but one (second from the last) sentence is clearly D.
Option E is hence the correct answer.
Common Explanation:
In this piece of article the writer clearly seems to be, on one hand, appreciating the government’s move of providing benefits for women working in the organised sector and criticizing its negligence towards the other women in unorganised sector on the other. Sentence C clearly sets the tone of the passage and hence should be the first statement.
Now, to find the second sentence in the sequence is really a bit complex. At a glance, sentence G seems to be coming next but if we picked this, we would not be able to fit the sentence B elsewhere or if we placed the sentence B somewhere else, it would bring absurdity to the context of the passage. Besides, the demonstrative pronoun ‘This’ in the very beginning of the sentence B is connecting well to the word ‘step’, the noun used at the end of the sentence C. Sentence B therefore follows.
Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (a) E (b) G (c) F (d) A (e) D
Solution: (b)
The correct sequence is C-B-G-E-F-D-A and the third sentence is clearly G.
Option B is hence the correct answer.
Common Explanation:
In this piece of article the writer clearly seems to be, on one hand, appreciating the government’s move of providing benefits for women working in the organised sector and criticizing its negligence towards the other women in unorganised sector on the other. Sentence C clearly sets the tone of the passage and hence should be the first statement.
Now, to find the second sentence in the sequence is really a bit complex. At a glance, sentence G seems to be coming next but if we picked this, we would not be able to fit the sentence B elsewhere or if we placed the sentence B somewhere else, it would bring absurdity to the context of the passage. Besides, the demonstrative pronoun ‘This’ in the very beginning of the sentence B is connecting well to the word ‘step’, the noun used at the end of the sentence C. Sentence B therefore follows.
